Thread: DreamHost, that was the last straw

Quote: Originally Posted by foobic I think that's actually a fairly common pattern for any shared host. Everything can be great for months and then something happens (eg. some elusive piece of hardware going bad or an abusive / careless user coming on board) and it becomes unstable for a period. Then they find and fix the problem and everything's good again, until next time. After you've gone through one or two of these cycles...

Quote: I like this. Now my website is growing, and it's currently getting around 150-200 visitors a day. Will this affect performance in load times? Is this considered expensive? I grew up with brands like DreamHost offering such low prices. Is this hosting one of those "quality over quantity" types? Do you know how many concurrent users are on your site at any one time, I did read that they are not Forums, So it should...

Quote: Originally Posted by yeahyeahyup HawkHost or MDDHosting have good reviews across the board. Search 'em on the forums. Yeah surely that is a reasonable suggestion mate.

Quote: Originally Posted by foobic I think that's actually a fairly common pattern for any shared host. Everything can be great for months and then something happens (eg. some elusive piece of hardware going bad or an abusive / careless user coming on board) and it becomes unstable for a period. Then they find and fix the problem and everything's good again, until next time. After you've gone through one or two of these cycles...

I had a service with Downtownhost and there still should be review on them. They oversell a bit, but at my times their service was good, pricing was good and I was satisfied with their perfomance. That's why I reccomend them. Quote: Is this hosting one of those "quality over quantity" types? It may be. Their support was quick, sometimes - faster than me, they were very eager to help me with all issues, from site...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jedito We do have servers in Seattle, WA too We do use LiteSpeed too Thank you, you learn something new everyday

Quote: Originally Posted by Jedito We do have servers in Seattle, WA too We do use LiteSpeed too Thank you, you learn something new everyday

Quote: Originally Posted by keserhosting No host can assured you a full uptime guarantee. As atleast once a while the server is going to get reboot for maintenance purpose. For 100% you are right. Company which will insure you about 100% of uptime are lying for sure.And I advice you to stay away from those. As to recommendations,I read a lot of good reviews about Lunarpages.com and Hostgator. Try to contact a few companies, so you can compare...

Quote: Originally Posted by bx510 So Sean, can you give me some personal recommendations? I thought about ANHosting, but... Midphase owns them and Midphase is stained with the word "unlimited". However, I'm open to different opinions. Just pointing out that MidPhase does not own ANhosting - UK2Group.com owns both. At UK2Group you will find high end enterprise brands hosting services like the "Home...

Quote: Originally Posted by ATH-Sean I would think you are landing yourself in more trouble by continuing into the Unlimited Sector , If you can get a hold of what you currently use, You could determine how much you would need to look for and seek webhosts who fit into your price bracket. Cheap is not always better, Though, What sort of websites do you run? Couldn't agree more. If you want noticeable improvement in performance and...